Urban filmfest Int’l awards announced

Iran’s 7th annual Urban International Film Festival has announced the award-winners for its international competition.

According to a press release, the festival’s jury panel has announced the award-winners for various sections of the festival’s 7th annual event including the international competition.

The festival’s international competition consists of seven prizes presented in the categories of Best Animation Director, Best Director for Short and Medium-Length Fiction Film, Best Director for Short and Medium-Length Documentary Film, Best Director for Documentary Feature Film, Best Documentary Feature Film, Best Director for Feature Film, and Best Feature Film.

Representing 12 countries and Iran, the award-winners are as follows:

Best Animation Director

Max Porter and Ru Kuwahata for ‘Negative Space’ representing France

Best Director for Short and Medium-Length Fiction Film

Mahdi Fleifel for ‘A Drowning Man’ representing Greece

Best Director for Short and Medium-Length Documentary Film

Michael Glumstein for ‘Infinity is 50 Meters Away’ representing Poland

Best Director for Documentary Feature Film

Lisa F. Jackson for ‘Heritage’ representing Mexico

Boris Bertram for ‘The Human Shelter’ representing Denmark

Best Director for Feature Film

Andrey Zvyagintsev for ‘Loveless’ representing Russia

Best Feature Film

Saeed Saadi for ‘Sheeple’ representing Iran

The 7th edition of the Urban International Film Festival came to a close Sunday July 21, 2019 and the awards ceremony was held Monday July 22, 2019 in Iran's capital city of Tehran.

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